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Queens & Gods is a bold act of imaginative listening. In this lyrical work of sacred fiction, the author reclaims the silenced margins of Scripture by giving voice to the women who appear briefly, often unnamed, and then disappear beneath the weight of patriarchal narrative. Drawing inspiration, not authority, from biblical texts, the book reimagines figures such as Eve, Bathsheba, Abishag, Bilhah, Job's wife, and others as fully realized characters who speak from the shadows history leaves behind.

The author's intent is not to revise theology or retell Scripture as fact, but to enter the spaces the canon leaves unspoken: the thoughts a first mother may have carried, the private reckonings of a woman entangled with royal power, the quiet captivity of a girl reduced to a symbol, the inner life of a servant wife bearing children for another, the fury and grief of a wife who dares to rage at a silent God. Each narrative is an act of creative speculation, mythic, emotional, and human, designed to explore desire, shame, faith, obedience, and agency without claiming doctrinal truth.

Through poetic prose and provocative "what if" questions, Queens & Gods invites readers to sit with discomfort, imagination, and empathy. It asks what becomes possible when sacred stories are approached not only as inherited texts, but as living story worlds, and when women, even in fiction, are finally allowed to speak for themselves.

About the Author

Edwin C. Polela is a Zambian theologian of Malawian descent whose work confronts long-standing assumptions within history and faith traditions. Known for his depth, imagination, and theological boldness, Polela writes from a conviction that women have been consistently misrepresented and marginalized within both sacred and secular narratives. In Queens & Gods and The Restoration of Ezer, he challenges inherited interpretations and calls for the restoration of woman as an intentional, essential partner in God's creative purpose.

Short pieces and updates appear on the Blog. Signed copies of Queens & Gods can be ordered via Order Print.